Remove auto-archival from hermes claw migrate — not its
responsibility (hermes claw cleanup is still there for that).
Skip MESSAGING_CWD when it points inside the OpenClaw source
directory, which was the actual root cause of agent confusion
after migration. Use Path.is_relative_to() for robust path
containment check.
Salvaged from PR #8192 by opriz.
Co-authored-by: opriz <opriz@users.noreply.github.com>
- Add rebrand_text() that replaces OpenClaw, Open Claw, Open-Claw,
ClawdBot, and MoltBot with Hermes (case-insensitive, word-boundary)
- Apply rebranding to memory entries (MEMORY.md, USER.md, daily memory)
- Apply rebranding to SOUL.md and workspace instructions via new
transform parameter on copy_file()
- Fix moldbot -> moltbot typo across codebase (claw.py, migration
script, docs, tests)
- Add unit tests for rebrand_text and integration tests for memory
and soul migration rebranding
hermes claw migrate now always shows a full dry-run preview before
making any changes. The user reviews what would be imported, then
confirms to proceed. --dry-run stops after the preview. --yes skips
the confirmation prompt.
This matches the existing setup wizard flow (_offer_openclaw_migration)
which already did preview-then-confirm.
Docs updated across both docs/migration/openclaw.md and
website/docs/guides/migrate-from-openclaw.md to reflect:
- New preview-first UX flow
- workspace-main/ fallback paths
- accounts.default channel token layout
- TTS edge/microsoft rename
- openclaw.json env sub-object as API key source
- Hyphenated provider API types
- Matrix accessToken field
- SecretRef file/exec warnings
- Skills session restart note
- WhatsApp re-pairing note
- Archive cleanup step
After migrating from OpenClaw, leftover workspace directories contain
state files (todo.json, sessions, logs) that confuse the agent — it
discovers them and reads/writes to stale locations instead of the
Hermes state directory, causing issues like cron jobs reading a
different todo list than interactive sessions.
Changes:
- hermes claw migrate now offers to archive the source directory after
successful migration (rename to .pre-migration, not delete)
- New `hermes claw cleanup` subcommand for users who already migrated
and need to archive leftover OpenClaw directories
- Migration notes updated with explicit cleanup guidance
- 42 tests covering all new functionality
Reported by SteveSkedasticity — multiple todo.json files across
~/.hermes/, ~/.openclaw/workspace/, and ~/.openclaw/workspace-assistant/
caused cron jobs to read from wrong locations.
